Mr. Marcus Pleads No Contest to Misdemeanor

The Los Angeles Times reports that adult performer Mr. Marcus has been sentenced to 30 days in prison, 15 days of community service and three years probation by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Catharine Ewell after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of exposing two industry talents to a communicable disease.

Marcus worked with adult actress Lylith LaVey and others after testing positive for syphilis and altering his test in order to continue shooting. Marcus has previously stated that he believed himself to be free of the disease at the time of filming after receiving a shot of penicillin and was advised by his personal physician to refrain from sexual activity for 10 days to allow the medicine to run its course.

According to the court filing, neither LaVey or the other actress who worked with Marcus contracted syphilis.

As part of the judge’s ruling, Marcus must follow all laws and not “alter or conceal” the results of any STI test.